All the most important news for 13 May 2019

Four policemen were martyred when a blast ripped through a market in Quetta's Satellite Town on Monday night, according to Quetta Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema.The DIG......

Former finance minister Asad Umar was on Monday appointed the chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance.Umar — who was removed from the office of the finance minister last......

The Balochistan education department last week suspended more than 2,000 teachers across the province due to their continued absence from duty, Balochistan Education Secretary Tayyab Lehri said on......

Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide six-hour night curfew and banned Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots gripped several towns in the latest fallout from......

The French football league has set up an action plan to tackle homophobia in its stadiums, a system that will pave the way for judicial sanctions against abusive fans.Often heard at French league......

Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar on Monday hailed Jasprit Bumrah as the “best bowler in the world” after the Mumbai Indians paceman played a key role in his team's fourth Indian Premier League......

President Donald Trump has warned Chinese President Xi Jinping and all of his "many friends in China" that the country “will be hurt very badly” if they don’t agree to a trade deal.Trump tweeted on......

The Foreign Office on Monday condemned the alleged rape of a three-year-old in Indian-occupied Kashmir on May 8, which lead to widespread protests across the Valley on Sunday."Reported horrific rape......

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), a day after the government announced a $6bn International Monetary Fund (IMF) package, experienced a bloodbath on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Shares Index......

The National Assembly on Monday unanimously approved the 26th Constitution Amendment Bill seeking an increase in the number of seats for the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in......

Saudi Arabia said on Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in attacks that caused “significant damage” to the vessels ? one of them as it was en......

Brazil's legendary indigenous chief Raoni headed to Paris on Sunday for the start of a three-week tour across Europe where he will meet heads of state, celebrities and the Pope to highlight growing......

Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing the government of violating their human rights by failing......

IN over 70 years of Pakistan’s existence, our nation has been embroiled politically due to the ill-advised rabble-rousing tempest of Westminsterian democracy. Ill-chosen by the ruling establishment......

SOMETIMES there are moments of relief, like a cool breeze on a sweltering summer day where it feels like the distance between the fiery sun and your own naked and skinless self is just a few feet at......

IN over 70 years of Pakistan’s existence, our nation has been embroiled politically due to the ill-advised rabble-rousing tempest of Westminsterian democracy. Ill-chosen by the ruling establishment......

LOYA JIRGA is an Afghan Pakhtun institution predating the modern era. It signifies the democratic base of Pakhtun society. ‘Loya’ means ‘big’ because delegates are invited from all over Pakhtun lands......

FOR several years, bonfires were lighting up in small towns and villages of Sindh; bonfires turned to bushfires, and bushfires are now rapidly engulfing the forest. Brave firefighters are battling......

FOR several years, bonfires were lighting up in small towns and villages of Sindh; bonfires turned to bushfires, and bushfires are now rapidly engulfing the forest. Brave firefighters are battling......

SOMETIMES there are moments of relief, like a cool breeze on a sweltering summer day where it feels like the distance between the fiery sun and your own naked and skinless self is just a few feet at......

PESHAWAR: The provision of gas to thousands of households in the oil and gas producing districts of the province will cost the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL)......

GHALANAI: About 51 candidates, including two former senators, have filed nomination papers for the two provincial assembly seats of PK-103 Mohmand-I and PK-104 Mohmand-II. The elections are scheduled......

NAROWAL: As the Federal Investigation Agency steps up its crackdown on a Chinese gang involved in deceiving under-privileged Pakistani girls and marrying them off with Chinese nationals on various......

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has widened the scope of its probe into the recently discovered “bride trafficking” racket and initiated an “intelligence-based” action in Sindh where......

KARACHI: More than 300 clinics across Sindh, most of which located in Larkana, have been sealed by the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) for being involved in unfair practices putting human lives in......

LONDON: European elections will be difficult for Britain’s governing Conservatives, their education minister said on Sunday, after the party slumped into fourth place in an opinion poll and a new......

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that a site for a promised new settlement to be named after US President Donald Trump had been chosen and formal approval was under......

BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton roared back to the top of the Formula One world championship on Sunday with victory in Spain as Mercedes continued their record start to a season with a fifth successive......

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) might have cleared Liam Plunkett for ball-tampering during England’s second One-day International against Pakistan on Saturday but a complaint can......

BENONI: Pakistan’s off-spinner Sana Mir became the most successful women’s ODI spinner in the world when she dismissed South Africa’s Sune Luus in the third One-Day International of the ICC Women’s......

No investor in Pakistan’s equity market should follow the old financial-world adage, “Sell in May and go away.” That’s because it would be suicidal.The best time to quit was in late summer last year.......

A year ago, Malaysian land surveyor Muhammad Nur Aliff had high hopes that a shock election victory by 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad could be the catalyst for reform and revival in a country hobbled......

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled recently a mock-up of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and touted his moon goals in a strategy aimed at capitalising on the......

Committing to an increase in the tax-to-GDP ratio from 1.2 per cent to 1.5pc over the next three years, Sindh has agreed to comply with all fair demands of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)......

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to appoint a Prime Minister’s Adviser on Tobacco Control to ensure implementation of the World Health Organisation’s Framework Conven­tion on Tobacco Control......

LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that the tax amnesty scheme, that has remained the focus of discussion at the highest level in the federal government, would be introduced......

QUETTA: Two coal miners were killed when a landslide struck a coal mine in the Shahrug coal field area of Harnai district on Sunday.Levies officials said two miners were killed after a big portion of......

QUETTA / GWADAR: The building of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar has been badly damaged due to overnight explosions and rocket fire during the terrorist attack on Saturday.“The fourth floor of......

DUBAI: Rana Nawas left the corporate world nearly two years ago to produce and host a podcast — one that is now considered the most popular in the Arab world.The English-language series, “When Women......

WASHINGTON: If American troops pull out of Afghanistan, the Taliban might retake control of the country, warns former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.Mr Gates, who served under two presidents —......

ISLAMABAD: Rana Sanaullah, a senior leader of the main opposition Pakis­tan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has warned the government that his party will resist attempts to change the Local Govern­ment......

The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday four merchant vessels had been targeted by “acts of sabotage” in Gulf waters off its coast.“Four commercial, civilian trading vessels of various nationalities......